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Have you ever been scrolling down your Facebook news feed in the few spare minutes that you have, and seen an article that really interested you that you just didn't have time to read?
Chances are you "shared" it to your wall for everyone else to see but never came back to it, or you just accepted your loss.
This summer, Facebook launched a "Save" feature that allows users to privately save Facebook pages and links that interest them and come back to them later. Exciting, right?!
The web and mobile archival feature, called "Facebook Save," aims to help people who don't have time to explore links, places, movies, TV shows or music immediately. So now you no longer have to miss out on your favorite page's newest post, or that Copyblogger article you may never find again.
Even if you're someone who is willing to share every interesting article on your Facebook wall, eventually your wall fills up, and posts begin to disappear. This new save feature keeps the links and pages you want archived into a list that is automatically organized by category, and the list can be accessed at any time on the social network's website, iOS app or Android app.
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Google Adwords has become one of the biggest assets for some of our clients, driving sales and phone calls instantly. It has become one of the most effective ways for some of our clients to advertise, targeting exactly who they want to target and getting the most out of their ad budget.
Related: Immediate Success in Google Adwords
But we know, having used Adwords for years, that it can be expensive if not handled correctly, and almost all small businesses make costly mistakes when they start using AdWords.
This is because the AdWords system penalizes you for mistakes you do not even know you are making. In some cases, AdWords even encourages these mistakes. The trick is to manage campaigns to get the highest return on investment.
A poorly managed Adwords account can cost more than it brings in, but a well managed accout can not only keep your company in business, but keep it growing.
In this post, we’ll discuss the 5 easiest mistakes to make with Google AdWords, and how to avoid them.
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I recently setup a products feed from Drupal 7 to Google Merchant Center, and it took quite a bit of work. I am expecting it to be worth the effort. Maybe it will not be right now, but in the future. I decided to go with xml because it was the simplest to me, and I am not a spreadsheet guy.
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Yelp is local business and service search engine and social network that uses a rating system based on user reviews - and it is a major tool for small businesses to be found.
If you run a local business, Yelp should be an essential cornerstone of your online presence.
You can add your business to Yelp, but chances are if you've been around a while it is already listed with no prior input from you or anyone associated with your business. In which case, "Claim This Business" will be written somewhere on the profile and you can follow the link to claim the profile and begin updating your business information. Or you can follow these first 3 steps.
This article will guide you through the process of adding your business to the Yelp search results.
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I have done a lot of Drupal theming with Omega 3, and I have been trying to figure out a way to have my themes look good after an install without much customization. Also, I want my features to come themed, such as some views, or slideshows, etc. Then I realized someone has already done this. Its called Bootstrap 3. I love the way the grid works, to me it is better then the Omega grid. I often had trouble trying to put grids inside of grids and so on, but with Bootstrap it is a peice of cake. Also, the documentation for Bootstrap is really good. So if I want to make a change with a Bootstrap site, I go look at the documentation first and usually there is a class made for that already. I have a few features, and before, I would install them, then theme them. This doesn't make sense to do this, but I was so inconsistent with my different themes there was no way to have them look good out of the box. Now, I can add Bootstrap classes to them and I know they are going to look good.
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If you haven't yet heard about the new social media platform We Heart It, just ask the closest teenage girl.
With nearly 30 million global users, We Heart It stands just slightly smaller than Snapchat, and about one-eighth the size of Twitter. And if you’re a small business owner who’s looking to capture the interest of teens, it could be the most affordable, productive marketing tool you’ve ever discovered.
Here’s Why You Need To Pay Attention
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So I'm not great at PHP. I don't really understand Drupal hooks all that well, but I have been wanting to work on a module for a while now. So I took on the project of making a module that connects drupal with TeamworkPM, which is our task management system we use.
My files are teamwork.info, teamwork.module, teamwork.rules.inc, and teamwork.install. I am going to show how I set up the admin settings in this blog
Admin Settings Form
Originally i was using drupal's admin form system_settings_form for the settings, whcih was easy to set up, and used set_variable for the API key and the Company name which I can than grab using get_variable. I had to change this later though, because I wanted each user to be able to enter their own API key and Company name. So I had to add a table in the database, then populate that table with the form values using db_insert. I can then grab those values using db_query. Here is my code:
I'm a little late in posting, but I wanted to let everybody know the results of our post-Drupalcamp SC survey. Overall, I think it was a very good camp. 23 out of 24 respondents said the overall value was Very Good or Excellent, so that makes me happy.
Most of the comments in the survey were positive. There was one person who seemed unhappy about every aspect of the camp, and of course there was some constructive criticism. The website was down a lot in the days before and day of the conference, and as a result we didn't have a good list of attendees to "check off" as they arrived. Next year we will have a better website, for sure!
You can view the entire survey results here: http://www.broadstreetconsulting.net/files/Drupalcampsc-2014-Survey.pdf
Thanks again to all those who helped out with the camp and all those who attended, and especially those who gave us some feedback.
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Yelp is local business and service search engine and social network that uses a rating system based on user reviews - and it is a major tool for small businesses to be found.
If you run a local business like a restaurant, or a dry cleaning service, Yelp should be an essential cornerstone of your online presence.
History
Launched back in 2004, Yelp continues to be the go-to resource for millions of visitors looking for information about local businesses.
In 2011, Apple's iPhone 4S introduced Siri with the ability to display results from Yelp. There were a few issues with the system, but a year later Apple solved the problem and now millions of Apple user are connected to Yelp Results on a daily basis. With over 60 million registered users and over 20 million reviews posted on the site, Yelp is still a dominant force when it comes to social review sites.
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There are many reasons why Facebook's advertising could present more trouble than its worth. One big reason is that for many companies, Facebook advertising is permanently connected to a user account. Which means if the administrator, or owner of the page, leaves the company, he/she takes all the Facebook ad history (creative and analytics reporting) with him/her. You can always add another manager, but you can never transfer your administrative rights.
Another big reason is that for companies like Broadstreet Consulting, who manage multiple accounts, it is not possible to designate different payment methods for different campaigns. All of your campaigns will be charged to the same primary payment method that you have listed. Facebook will attempt to bill charges to your primary payment method first, but in the event that a payment fails, they will attempt to bill other payment methods that you have associated with your account. This means it is very likely, especially if you don't already know this, that Facebook will bill the wrong credit cards for your clients.
There is a solution: the Facebook business account.
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